Microsoft's Blu-ray XBox Coming In September?
New report says the order has been placed.
By Swanni
The newspaper says the console is expected to ship in the third quarter of this year.
Microsoft was a major supporter of the Blu-ray rival, HD DVD, in the high-def disc format war, offering an HD DVD player attachment for the popular XBox.
However, since Toshiba announced in February that it was pulling the plug on HD DVD, rumors have persisted that Microsoft will include a Blu-ray player inside a new XBox edition.
Economic Daily News writes that Microsoft has placed orders with Pegatron Technology to build the Blu-ray XBox. There were no pricing details in the report.
Microsoft has denied past reports of an upcoming XBox with Blu-ray, but there was no comment on this new article from the Economic Daily News.
If the report is true, the new XBox could dramatically boost sales of Blu-ray discs. XBox's gaming rival, Sony's Play Station 3, now has a Blu-ray player inside.
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